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Epoxy tooling for polyester parts?
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Hi!
Can I make Epoxy tooling for casting polyester resin parts, or there are problems between these two?
Can I make Epoxy tooling with UG1 Uni-Mould Tooling Gelcoat or I need to use Epoxy Tooling Gelcoat?
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Uni-Mould is virtually zero shrinkage due to the fillers when compared to traditional polyester resins.
Warren Penalver
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Epoxy tooling for polyester parts?
FiveO
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3 Years Ago
Generally the problem is the other way round, epoxy in polyester. So you should be able to make a mould from epoxy and use it to make polyester parts. If you are only making polyester parts then a...
Warren (Staff)
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Thanks. I know polyester is cheaper, but I need to make near zero shrinkage tooling.
FiveO
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Uni-Mould is virtually zero shrinkage due to the fillers when compared to traditional polyester resins.
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